Korea’s antitrust watchdog investigates Audi, Mercedes-Benz over diesel ads
Jul 11, 2018
The nation’s antitrust watchdog launched an on-site investigation Wednesday into two local units of German automakers, Audi Korea and Mercedes-Benz Korea, in relation to their alleged manipulation of emissions-related software.According to an industry source, the Fair Trade Commission sent its investigators to the local headquarters of the two firms, with the aim of looking into whether Audi and Mercedes-Benz’s Euro-6 diesel models violated the advertising act of the nation’s fair trade law. The